Earthquake: Fault Lines, Aftershocks, the Richter Scale and Major Earthquakes

By: Smith, Kaelyn

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Earthquakes are highly deadly in and of themselves and made even more so when they trigger landslides, tsunamis and fires. This book examines the science behind the phenomena we recognize as an earthquake as well as the science of seismology. A historical approach is also taken, with discussion of the largest earthquakes in history as well as the two infamous earthquakes affecting San Francisco: the 1906 and the Loma Preita of 1989. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1270785753
• ISBN13: 9781270785750
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"